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Early NZ HistoryJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

Source: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Elizabeth Johnston 🌳 John Ryley Forbes Otepopo 1893 38 787 172
🌳 Elizabeth Johnston 🌳 John Ryley Forbes Otepopo 1893 38 787 172
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsForbes, John Ryley        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Source: Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages 1848 to 1935

Otepopo Parish Marriages
North Otago Museum FORBES John Ryley 26 JOHNSTON 28 Jun 1893 3/114 North Otago Museum FORBES Isabella Hellen 19 FALCONER 07 Sep 1898 3/141 North Otago Museum FORBES William 34
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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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WWII Military Draft ListsJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call - Other Forces (Northlanders)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (deaths in line of duty)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryForbes, John Ryley        🔍 ASH
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1967/145138Forbes John Ryley HelenDonald-Order Product
1967/145138 Forbes John Ryley Helen Donald
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Intention to Marry ProjectJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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1893 – Page 787

District of Otepopo Quarter ending 30 June 1893 Registrar G. Macdonald
No Date of Notice Names and Surnames of Parties BDM Match Condition Calling or Profession Age Dwelling Place Length of Residence Marriage Place Folio Consent Date of Certificate Officiating Minister
172 26 June 1893 John Ryley Forbes
Elizabeth Johnstone
John Ryley Forbes
Elizabeth Johnston
💍 1893/2128
Bachelor
Spinster 		Hawker
Domestic duties 		26
29 		Otepopo
Otepopo 		26 years
20 years 		Residence of the Bride's parents 93/2006 26 June 1893 William Wright, Presbyterian Minister
No 172
Date of Notice 26 June 1893
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John Ryley Forbes Elizabeth Johnstone
BDM Match (97%) John Ryley Forbes Elizabeth Johnston
  💍 1893/2128
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Hawker Domestic duties
Age 26 29
Dwelling Place Otepopo Otepopo
Length of Residence 26 years 20 years
Marriage Place Residence of the Bride's parents
Folio 93/2006
Consent
Date of Certificate 26 June 1893
Officiating Minister William Wright, Presbyterian Minister
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Archives NZJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Name Year(s) Held At Access
From: Hon T Y Duncan, M.P, Pukeuri Date: 5 October 1909 Subject: For appointment of David William Philips, Dunback; David Edward Lefevre, Hampden; John Ryley Forbes, Herbert; Thomas Lyndsay, Maheno; John McPherson, Totara; Thomas McKenzie, Kakanui, as Justices of the Peace [This item is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below] 1909 Wellington Open
From: Hon T Y Duncan, M.P, Pukeuri Date: 5 October 1909 Subject: For appointment of David William Philips, Dunback; David Edward Lefevre, Hampden; John Ryley Forbes, Herbert; Thomas Lyndsay, Maheno; John McPherson, Totara; Thomas McKenzie, Kakanui, as Justices of the Peace [This item is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below] 1909 Wellington Open

Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files [second sequence]

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
FORBES John Ryley FORBES John Ryley📃 View Scan 1942 Wellington Open
FORBES John Ryley 1943 Wellington Open
FORBES John Ryley FORBES John Ryley📃 View Scan 1942 Wellington Open
FORBES John Ryley 1943 Wellington Open

Justice Department  >  Coroners Inquests, case files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Coroners inquests - Case files - Otago - Forbes, John Ryley 1942 Wellington Open
Coroners inquests - Case files - Otago - Forbes, John Ryley 1942 Wellington Open
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1941/29078Forbes John Ryley 186774YOrder Product
1941/29078 Forbes John Ryley 1867 74Y
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

Source: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG

Name Date Record Type
FORBES, John Ryley 🔍 16 Dec 1942 NZ Probates
FORBES, John Ryley 🔍 14 Jan 1943 NZ Probates
Tinui HistoryJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Gazette IndexJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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... of Te Kuiti, Co. Waitomo. John Ryley Forbes, Esq., of Herbert, Co. Wa... ⚖️ Justices of the Peace appointed 13 April 1911 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
..., John, Cust, co. Ashley. Forbes, John Ryley, Herbert, co. Waitaki. Fo... 📰 Nominal Index of Individuals 1917 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
..., Awamarino, co. Awakino. Forbes, John Ryley, Dunedin. Forbes, Robert,... 🏛️ Alphabetical List of Electors 1925 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
... accept the resignation by John Ryley Forbes, Esquire, of Dunedin, of ... ⚖️ Resignation of Justice of the Peace 26 January 1937 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...ll.. Widow 29/11/41 ,, 53 Forbes, John Ryley .. Dunedin .. Retired dra... 🏢 Public Trustee—Deceased Persons’ Estates under Administration 1942 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
... of Te Kuiti, Co. Waitomo. John Ryley Forbes, Esq., of Herbert, Co. Wa... ⚖️ Justices of the Peace appointed 13 April 1911 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
..., John, Cust, co. Ashley. Forbes, John Ryley, Herbert, co. Waitaki. Fo... 📰 Nominal Index of Individuals 1917 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
..., Awamarino, co. Awakino. Forbes, John Ryley, Dunedin. Forbes, Robert,... 🏛️ Alphabetical List of Electors 1925 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
... accept the resignation by John Ryley Forbes, Esquire, of Dunedin, of ... ⚖️ Resignation of Justice of the Peace 26 January 1937 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...ll.. Widow 29/11/41 ,, 53 Forbes, John Ryley .. Dunedin .. Retired dra... 🏢 Public Trustee—Deceased Persons’ Estates under Administration 1942 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1893/2128Elizabeth Johnston John Ryley Forbes Order Product Intention to Marry
1893/2128 Elizabeth Johnston John Ryley Forbes Intention to Marry
The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Anglican HistoryJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

Stones Trade Directories for 1894, 1903, 1912, 1920, 1929, 1939 - Original spreadsheet source

Source: Compiled by The Caversham Project, Otago University

Year Name Company Address Trade
1903 John Ryley Forbes Herbert Drapers - Retail
1912 John Ryley Forbes Herbert Drapers-Retail
1903 John Ryley Forbes Herbert Drapers - Retail
1912 John Ryley Forbes Herbert Drapers-Retail
Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJohn Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH

Electoral Rolls for Caversham, Dunedin, covering years 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1905, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1935 and 1938
Original spreadsheet source

Source: Compiled by The Caversham Project, Otago University

Year Name Occupation Address
1925 John Ryley Forbes Draper 148 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin
1928 John Ryley Forbes Draper 464 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin
1931 John Ryley Forbes Draper 464 Macandrew Road
1925 John Ryley Forbes Draper 148 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin
1928 John Ryley Forbes Draper 464 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin
1931 John Ryley Forbes Draper 464 Macandrew Road
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)John Ryley Forbes        🔍 ASH
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